If you loved Shrek 2, try Shrek
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Andrew Adamson, and they both carry the bittersweet, playful mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Shrek 2, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
bittersweetplayful
What Shrek is
Swampy dusk, a muddy footprint, croaking frogs. A cluttered swamp, a crowded tower, a fire-breathing dragon. This irreverent fairy tale spoils traditional happily ever afters.

